tanácsol

Tanácsol is a Hungarian verb meaning to advise or to recommend. It is a transitive verb used when someone proposes a course of action or a viewpoint to another person. The act focuses on giving guidance about what should be done, rather than merely informing.

Etymology and form: tanácsol is derived from the noun tanács, meaning advice or counsel, with the verbal suffix -ol. The word belongs to the common Hungarian pattern of forming verbs from a noun to express performing the action related to that noun. The base stem, tanácsol-, carries the meaning of providing advice.

Usage and syntax: Tanácsol takes a direct object that represents the content of the advice, or it can govern a clause introduced by that: Azt tanácsolom, hogy… (I advise that…/I suggest that…). It can also be used with a recipient: tanácsolta nekem egy megoldást (he advised me of a solution). The nuance is advisory guidance rather than a simple statement of fact. In many contexts, tanácsol is interchangeable with javasol or ajánl, though tanácsol emphasizes advice.

Conjugation and example: In present tense, the forms are: én tanácsolok, te tanácsolsz, ő tanácsol, mi tanácsolunk, ti tanácsoltok, ők tanácsolnak. Past tense is tanácsoltam, tanácsoltál, tanácsolt, tanácsoltunk, tanácsoltatok, tanácsoltak. Examples: “Ő tanácsolta, hogy legyen óvatos.” “Azt tanácsolom, hogy beszéljünk először.”